Statistical information: Applications processed at Canadian visa offices

Entrepreneur class – Federal

October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009

Citizenship and Immigration Canada staff work at locations around the world. Officers in Canadian embassies, high commissions and consulates process applications abroad for permanent residence for people wishing to immigrate to Canada.

The tables below show the number of months that were required to approve or refuse applications at visa offices around the world.

The length of time it takes to finalize applications may be different at different visa offices.

Past processing times may not indicate the length of time it will take to finalize applications in the future.

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All Regions / Africa and the Middle East / Asia and Pacific / Europe / Americas

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Months Required to Finalize Applications [see note]

ALL REGIONS

	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in All Regions	48	63	68	72

AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Africa and the Middle East	61	64	67	69
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Africa and the Middle East	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Abidjan	-	-	-	-
Abu Dhabi	-	-	-	-
Accra	-	-	-	-
Cairo	-	-	-	-
Damascus	62	65	67	71
Nairobi	-	-	-	-
Pretoria	-	-	-	-
Rabat	-	-	-	-
Tel Aviv	-	-	-	-

ASIA AND PACIFIC

	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Asia and Pacific	61	66	71	74
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Asia and Pacific	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Beijing	59	65	66	67
Colombo	-	-	-	-
Hong Kong	64	71	76	80
Islamabad	58	60	68	70
Kuala Lumpur	-	-	-	-
Manila	-	-	-	-
New Delhi	65	70	72	73
Seoul	-	-	-	-
Singapore	-	-	-	-
Sydney	-	-	-	-
Taipei	-	-	-	-
Tokyo	-	-	-	-

EUROPE

	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Europe	29	39	45	67
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Europe	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Ankara	-	-	-	-
Berlin	26	29	32	35
Bucharest	-	-	-	-
Kiev	-	-	-	-
London	39	41	44	56
Moscow	-	-	-	-
Paris	69	73	75	78
Rome	-	-	-	-
Vienna	-	-	-	-
Warsaw	-	-	-	-

THE AMERICAS

	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in the Americas	27	34	51	64
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in the Americas	30% of cases finalized in: (months)	50% of cases finalized in: (months)	70% of cases finalized in: (months)	80% of cases finalized in: (months)
Bogota	-	-	-	-
Buenos Aires	-	-	-	-
Buffalo	26	34	53	64
Caracas	-	-	-	-
Guatemala City	-	-	-	-
Havana	-	-	-	-
Kingston	-	-	-	-
Lima	-	-	-	-
Mexico City	-	-	-	-
Port-au-Prince	-	-	-	-
Port of Spain	-	-	-	-
Santiago	-	-	-	-
Sao Paulo	-	-	-	-

* Processing times are presented only where an office has finalized 10 or more cases in the category in the above-mentioned 12-month time period.